African champs Zambia return to heroes' welcome
- Published: 14/02/2012 at 01:32 AM
- Online news: World
Zambia's national team arrived home Monday to an ecstatic welcome from thousands of fans who gathered to greet the Copper Bullets after they won the country's first Africa Cup of Nations title.
Zambia fans line up along the airport road to welcome the Zambian national football team in Lusaka. Zambia's national team arrived home Monday to an ecstatic welcome from thousands of fans who gathered to greet the Copper Bullets after they won the country's first Africa Cup of Nations title.
Brandishing the gold trophy they claimed in a nail-biting penalty shootout against Ivory Coast on Sunday, the African champions waved to a massive crowd that had been gathering for more than nine hours in sweltering heat at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in the capital, Lusaka.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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